Question

Olden Company has provided the following information for this month: Sales Price $50 per unit Variable COGS $13 per unit Fixed COGS $11,000 per month Variable Selling and Administration $2 per unit Fixed Selling and Administration $3,000 per month If market pressure forces Olden to cut its sales price from $50 to $35, what is the new break-even in units?

Answer 1

700 units

Step-by-step explanation:

The breakeven point is also known as the BEP. The BEP is the number of units a company must sell for sales or revenue generated is equal to the cost incurred. As such, the BEP is the number of units that must be sold for the company to make neither a profit nor a loss.

Both sales and variable cost are dependent on the number of units sold.

The sales less the variable cost gives the contribution margin. The contribution margin less the fixed cost gives the net operating income.

Let the BEP units be T

35T = 11,000 + 3000 + T(13 + 2)

35T - 15T = 14,0000

20T = 14,000

T = 700

The company's new breakeven in units is 700 units